Sustainable Book Publishing Companies in Nigeria and Job Creation for National Development

Asogwa, Jude and Ugwuanyi, Martha and Egbuchua, Elizabeth and Abah, Mercy (2023) Sustainable Book Publishing Companies in Nigeria and Job Creation for National Development. Journal of Nigeria Library Association, Enugu State Chapter, 3 (1). pp. 69-84.

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Abstract

This study investigated sustainable book publishing companies in Nigeria and job creation for national development. The population comprised 500 book publishing professionals from different specialties within Nigerian book publishing industry. Stratified random sampling technique was used to obtain 50 book publishing professionals as the sample of the study. A self-constructed online questionnaire which was grouped into 3 clusters in line with the research questions was designed and distributed to collect data from the respondents. 45 online questionnaires were valid and used for analysis. The data was analyzed using mean scores. The findings show that book publishing companies in Nigeria are involved in the following: organizing internship opportunities for fresh graduates, production of audio-books on conflict resolution, translation of publications to different languages, engaging in research and offering bibliotherapy services. The extent of collaboration between book publishers and librarians was equally revealed to be at a lowlevel as results indicated that they do not collaborate in developing digital publishing services, organizing outreach activities, extending copyright and securing electronic delivery. The results of the study also revealed that the challenges facing book publishers in Nigeria are: capital intensiveness, bad economy, poor reading culture, piracy, and low-level expertise within the industry. It was therefore recommended that book publishers should be more proactive so as to sustain their relevance through job creation for national development.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z004 Books. Writing. Paleography
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education
Depositing User: Chidiebere Ugwuanyi
Date Deposited: 16 May 2025 11:56
Last Modified: 16 May 2025 11:56
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/4565

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